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English noun: drain | |||
| 1. | drain (act) emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | ||
| Synonyms | drainage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emptying, evacuation, voidance | ||
| 2. | drain (artifact) tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tube, tubing | ||
| Domain category | surgery | ||
| 3. | drain (artifact) a pipe through which liquid is carried away | ||
| Synonyms | drainpipe, waste pipe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pipage, pipe, piping | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cloaca, culvert, scupper, sewer, sewerage, soil pipe, trap | ||
| 4. | drain (act) a gradual depletion of energy or resources | ||
| Samples | A drain on resources. A drain of young talent by emigration. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depletion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brain drain, drawing, drawing off | ||
English verb: drain | |||
| 1. | drain (motion) flow off gradually | ||
| Samples | The rain water drains into this big vat. | ||
| Examples | The water drains | ||
| Synonyms | run out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| 2. | drain (consumption) deplete of resources | ||
| Samples | The exercise class drains me of energy. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| 3. | drain (change) empty of liquid; drain the liquid from | ||
| Samples | We drained the oil tank. | ||
| Examples | They drain the water | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||
| 4. | drain (change) make weak | ||
| Samples | Life in the camp drained him. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to drain Sue | ||
| Synonyms | debilitate, enfeeble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | emaciate, macerate, waste | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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